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Besides the global recognition #ENDSARS protests enjoy, government affiliates have waded in. Yet, the words of some of these officeholders still stand in stark dichotomy to some realities present.
The 200,000 strong Twitter presence for the #EndSARS movement spells success for Nigeria’s youths. Likewise, celebrity recognition proves the movement is gaining traction. The government’s varied actions, however, and climbing fatalities tell another story.
The popular consensus of police brutality in Africa’s giant is one side of the story. Challenges of transparency and accountability in Nigeria’s Police Force fuel #ENDARS, #ENDSWAT, #ENDPoliceBrutality protests across the country.
Earlier, Dataphyte established the mixed reactions that trailed the Cable Network News’ investigation that indicted the Nigerian Military. Chief amongst which was the Minister of Information who noted their findings to be ‘a poor piece of journalistic work’. Today, we see that story unfold with the Lagos State Judiciary Panel summoning CNN. But, just like the American news platform rebuffed Mr Lai Mohammed’s suppositions of fake news, it declined this request, noting the Panel lacked territorial jurisdiction. The summon followed similar petitions for federal actors such as the Lagos State Governor and state hospitals.
